Mizuho瑞穂町

Mizuho-machi. The name ends in 町 (machi), the word for town.

Mizuho (瑞穂町, Mizuho-machi) is a town in Tokyo Prefecture. Population 31,765 (2020 census), area 16.85 km². Borders 6 places.

A town (町 / chō or machi) in Nishitama District, Tokyo Prefecture. It elects its own mayor and assembly, the same tier of government as every other municipality in Japan. The district in its address groups towns and villages; it is not a government.

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Facts

Japanese name

瑞穂町

Reading

Mizuho-machi

Kind

Town (町): a local government

District (郡)

Nishitama District 西多摩郡, a name in the address, not a government

Prefecture

Tokyo 東京都

Region

Kantō 関東

Population

31,765 (2020 census)

Change since 2015

-5.0% from 33,445

Area

16.85 km²

Density

1,885 people per km²

Households

13,017

Under 15

10.9%

65 and over

30.1%

Foreign residents

726 (2.3%)

Code

13303 (団体コード, the municipality code)

Website

www.town.mizuho.tokyo.jp

Wikipedia

English / 日本語

Neighbouring municipalities

6 places share a land border with Mizuho. Borders across water are not counted.

• Tokorozawa City所沢市(Saitama)
• Iruma City入間市(Saitama)
• Ome City青梅市
• Fussa City福生市
• Musashimurayama City武蔵村山市
• Hamura City羽村市

Questions about Mizuho

Is Mizuho a city, a town, or a village?

Mizuho (瑞穂町) is a town (町, machi) in Tokyo Prefecture. A town is a municipality on the same tier as a city, with its own mayor and assembly. The difference is size: a municipality generally needs 50,000 residents to become a city. Its address puts it in Nishitama District (西多摩郡), which is a name for a group of towns and villages, not a government.

Where is Mizuho?

Mizuho is in Tokyo Prefecture (東京都), in the Kantō region of Japan. The prefecture is a government; the region is a customary grouping of prefectures and elects nothing.

What is the population of Mizuho?

31,765 at the 2020 census, down 5.0% from 33,445 in 2015. The area is 16.85 km², which is 1,885 people per km². 13,017 households. 30.1% of residents are 65 or older and 10.9% are under 15.

Which municipalities border Mizuho?

Six: Tokorozawa City (所沢市) in Saitama, Iruma City (入間市) in Saitama, Ome City (青梅市), Fussa City (福生市), Musashimurayama City (武蔵村山市), and Hamura City (羽村市). These are the municipalities that share a land border with Mizuho in the boundary data. Borders across water are not counted.

How is Mizuho written in Japanese?

瑞穂町, read Mizuho-machi. The last character, 町 (machi), is the word for town, and the name is often used without it in English.

How does an address in Mizuho begin?

東京都西多摩郡瑞穂町… (Tōkyō-to, Nishitama-gun, Mizuho-machi, …). The prefecture name is written first, then the district name, then the town name. The district name is written but the district is not a government. After that are written the named area, the chōme, the block, and the building number.